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title: wary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wary» in the school dictionary: Careful and a little worried because something might be dangerous or tricky. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# wary

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**Who acts:** something, cat, you, emails, deer, Mum · **What happens:** be, trust, keep out, stay, ask, give · **To what, where:** someone, eye, shelf, wary look, us, trees · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wary» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful and a little worried because something might be dangerous or tricky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:m1:1
# text = Careful and a little worried because something might be dangerous or tricky.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | might | something |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not quick to trust someone or something: «wary of strangers».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:m2:1
# text = Not quick to trust someone or something: «wary of strangers».
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watchful, keeping an eye out for trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:m3:1
# text = Watchful, keeping an eye out for trouble.
1	Watchful	watchful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep out** | gerund |  | a eye |  |  |  | for trouble | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was wary of the new dog and stayed on the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x1:1
# text = The cat was wary of the new dog and stayed on the shelf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | of the new dog; wary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the cat *not said here* |  |  | the shelf |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shelf=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be wary of emails that ask for your password.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x2:1
# text = Be wary of emails that ask for your password.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of emails; wary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | emails |  |  |  |  | for your password | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deer gave us a wary look and ran into the trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x3:1
# text = The deer gave us a wary look and ran into the trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the deer | a wary look | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient look=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | past | the deer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the trees *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into tree=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is wary of buying things from pop-up adverts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x4:1
# text = Mum is wary of buying things from pop-up adverts.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
11	adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mum |  |  |  |  | wary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | things |  | pop adverts |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent thing=Theme from advert=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was a bit wary of the big slide at first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x5:1
# text = I was a bit wary of the big slide at first.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	slide	slide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | of the big slide; a bit *obl:unmarked*; wary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lifeguard kept a wary eye on the swimmers near the rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x6:1
# text = The lifeguard kept a wary eye on the swimmers near the rocks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	swimmers	swimmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the lifeguard | a wary eye |  | the swimmers |  | near the rocks | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on swimmer=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pupils should be wary of websites that promise free prizes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x7:1
# text = Pupils should be wary of websites that promise free prizes.
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | Pupils |  |  |  |  | of websites; wary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | websites | free prizes |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent prize=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Be wary," said the king, "there are men within the stable, let us get at them somehow."

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wary:x8:1
# text = "Be wary," said the king, "there are men within the stable, let us get at them somehow."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
3	wary	wary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	12	expl	_	_
12	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
14	within	within	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
19	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
23	somehow	somehow	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | wary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **does** *in a quote* | present | men |  |  | there |  | within the stable | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at men *= man*; somehow *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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